Mercury Marquis fire or smoke problems

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Engine · 130,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 mercury marquis. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, there was smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the manifold and the thermostat holder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 3/24/15*cn the consumer stated he pulled the vehicle to the curb, inspected the engine and noticed smoke coming from a broken part, releasing anti-freeze. The thermostat gasket housing and intake manifold were replaced. Updated 07/07/15

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1994 mercury marquis. The contact stated that she was informed that her vehicle was on fire. The contact notified the fire department and they extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed and there were no injuries. The cause of failure was unknown. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 06/11/2014

Filed May 14, 2008 · Acceleration · PA · fire

Tl*1993 mercury marquis. While parked in the auto repair garage, the vehicle caught fire. After the fire was extinguished, the fire report indicated that the vehicle speed control was the possible cause of the fire. The shop was severely damaged along with the other vehicles that were present. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 07/15/08 *bf the consumer does not own the vehicle, he was doing repairs. Updated 07/15/08.

Filed May 18, 2006 · Acceleration, Electrical · 135,000 miles · CT · fire · 1 injury

1994 mercury grand marquis. The cruise control switch. My brake lights stopped working. A nice man pulled up next to me and told me my brake lights are out. I went home popped the hood of the car and started looking for a bad fuse. I found it in the car compartment not under the hood. Looked out of the windshield and saw smoke I jumped out of the car and saw where the smoke was coming from and tore the wires from the switch. I went to a ford dealer and he said it is not covered. Wrong year. This is the same switch that has caused fires that burned down homes and has caused deaths. It is obvious that ford has not included all of the cars that have these defective switch's. I own 1 of this model. My father- in- law owns 1 also. His cruise control went bad 2 years ago. It has the same problem. It just never caught on fire. I disconnected the solenoid in the steering column so it would shift. He told me after I got it running that the cruise control would not work anymore. I never looked for the bad fuse. So here is 2 cars same year same make same problem. There is a larger problem than ford is saying. I could of lost my car and house because of this problem. Ford wants me to pay to have this fixed and not cover it. How many more of these cars are waiting to go up in flames. How many more deaths and homes are going to happen before this all gets fixed.

Filed Oct 14, 2005 · Acceleration · 69,000 miles · FL · fire

Dt: the contact's grandson took the vehicle to an automotive shop and the vehicle was left overnight and it caught on fire. The fire department said it was spontaneous combustion. They said it started from the engine compartment on the driver's side. The federal safety agency recall 99v124000 was issued concerning vehicle speed control:cruise control. However, the consumer stated she contacted ford, and this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. The fire department stated this was consistent with recall for the vehicle speed control switch. Consumer stated the vehicle had been sitting there for 15 hours before it caught on fire. Prior to the vehicle catching on fire the contact's grandson had to put the vehicle into neutral in order to get the vehicle to start. *ak updated 12/27/05.

Filed Sep 12, 2005 · Airbags, Engine · 7,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Dt: the air bags deployed so badly that it slapped consumer's grandson''s face. He has a permanent scar from it. The air bags smoked up everything like the vehicle was on fire. Also, consumer's grand daughter was riding in the back seat on the passenger's side, and her teeth print was in the back of the seat. Both of the children were in their seat belts. Consumer felt the seat belts should have held up better. This happened on june 18, 2005. The intake manifold was replaced before the accident.

Filed Aug 17, 2005 · Acceleration · LA · fire

At approximately 2:00 a.m on july 6, 2005, my husband and 16 year old son were awaken by a neighbor, telling them that our 1994 grand marquise (mercury) was on fire. My husband and son barely escaped when the fire hit the house and burned our home down to the ground. The car had been parked for nearly 7 1/2 hours before the fire started. It is believed that the fire was caused by the cruise control. I am very fortunate that my daughter (13 years old) and myself were out of town, because the fire department said they do not think that we would have all four escaped from the house. Our lives have been devestated and my husband and son were not physically injured, but the mental anguish that we are all suffering and the loss of everything that we have ever had, is very hard on us all and we are having a very hard time handling this.

Filed Jul 11, 2005 · Brakes · 139,000 miles · TX · fire

When applying the brakes, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I was able to stop the car and pull into a parking lot. I started the vehicle but was unable to take out of park. I then refered to the vehicle manual and found out that if this happens then I should check the brake lights. They were out so I checked the fuse and it was blown. I replaced it and the brakes, lights and transmission worked. I drove home (16 miles) and parked the car. About 30 minutes later the car was on fire. The fire department was called and we put out the fire but not until the 1/2 the hood was melted. I called ford/mercury and they took the information. A week later I got a letter stating that my car did not qualify for a program and therefore there was nothing they could do. I just wanted to find out if there was a problem with other cars. All I got from ford was that they could not help me.

Filed Jul 11, 2005 · Electrical · 52,000 miles · NY · fire

Dt keyless entry pad caught on fire,vehicle was in garage could spell smoke, had to disconnect the battery. Contacted the dealer said there is no recall, contacted the manufacturer said they couldn't do anything cause the vehicle is no longer under warranty. Water can get down in the switch and combination of age can create a problem. There should be a solid cover over this.

Filed Apr 25, 2005 · Electrical · TX · fire

Vehicle was parked inside of the carport and without warning it caught on fire. Driver called the fire department to extinguish the fire. *ak vehicle was not towed but was inspected by engineer with verite forensic engineering contracted by ford motor co. Could not find what caused fire and said the cruise control switch had melted completely. Car is now parked in the yard.